About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1914-04-24
Place of birth:
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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Ruth White

Overview

Ruth Patricia White (April 24, 1914 – December 3, 1969) in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA as Ruth Patricia White. She was an actress, known for Du silence et des ombres... (1962),Macadam cowboy (1969) and Pendez-les haut et court (1968). She died on December 3, 1969 in Perth Amboy.

Her death, from cancer, was sudden and unexpected.

She spent the final decade of her life as one of New York's most highly praised character actresses. She had sacrificed her career to care for an ailing parent, and when she returned to acting, she was in her mid-30s, overweight and without much promise of reviving her career. However, she scored great successes in the off-Broadway plays of Samuel Beckett (most notably "Happy Days"), appeared in Edward Albee's "Malcolm" (1966) and "Box" (1968), and earned a Tony nomination for her role in Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" (1968). She earned an Emmy nomination for her role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "Little Moon of Alban".

Known for

Acting

2012 To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition Actor 61
Fair
1971 The Pursuit of Happiness Actor Mrs. Popper 59
Average
1969 The Reivers Actor Miss Reba 59
Average
1969 Midnight Cowboy Actor Sally Buck 70
Good
1969 Let Me Hear You Whisper Actor Helen N/A
N/A
1968 Charly Actor Mrs. Apple 60
Fair
1968 A Lovely Way to Die Actor Biddy 58
Average
1968 Hang 'em High Actor Madame Sophie 64
Fair
1968 No Way to Treat a Lady Actor Mrs. Himmel 59
Average
1967 Johnny Belinda Actor Aggie MacDonald N/A
N/A
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Actor Mrs. Edna Kelly 58
Average
1967 Up the Down Staircase Actor Beatrice Schacter 59
Average
1966 Cast a Giant Shadow Actor Mrs. Chaison 59
Average
1965 A Rage to Live Actor Mrs. Bannon 58
Average
1965 Baby, the Rain Must Fall Actor Miss Clara 59
Average
1962 To Kill a Mockingbird Actor Mrs. Dubose 76
Good
1960 Lullaby Actor Mother N/A
N/A
1959 The Nun's Story Actor Mother Marcella 62
Fair
1957 Edge of the City Actor Mrs. Nordmann 60
Fair
1955 Summer Pavilion Actor Belle Travers N/A
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